re: Regional Question

I think the concensus is more accurately described as "very slim chance but wackier things have happened". As you pointed out, blatantly unfair awarding of regionals has happened before. The truth is that not a single person here knows definitivaly if it can happen. If there was a rule pertaining to such things that clearly ruled it out I'm sure a rant member would have posted it here already just to shut myself and others up already. Those saying money has nothing to do with it anymore, are being naive. Money is always a consideration at some level, whether disclosed or not. We will all find out tomorrow then all the "I told you so" people can start another dozen threads about it.